musings and meditations from an ordinary husband, father, and pastor seeking to follow Christ

preach the word (sermon redux)

Someone once said, “A church that lacks friendliness is unhealthy, but a church that lacks the Word (gospel) is not a church.” So take a test with me for just a moment. Which would make you angrier? (A) To hear that a church member got mad at a visitor who ‘sat in their seat’ and even asked them to move; (B) or that the gospel was not clearly preached, Christ was not the center, and the word was not expounded while that visitor was here? This is certainly not a call to be unfriendly but it is certainly a call to preach the Word.